Boston’s MVP Steve Pearce Joined Gillette for a Victory Shave to Benefit Boys & Girls Club of Boston

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"The Gillette team has created quite a fun tradition out of shaving the playoff beards for hometown heroes who have recently been crowned world champions"

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Now that he – and his playoff beard - have won baseball’s ultimate
prize, world champion Steve Pearce officially wiped the slate clean.
Fresh off his five-game victory, Gillette® (NYSE: PG) helped MVP Steve
Pearce shed his good luck scruff by shaving off his rugged beard at the
Gillette World Shaving Headquarters during a champion’s victory shave to
benefit Boys & Girls Club of Boston. Gillette marked the occasion with a
$50,000 donation to the organization during the ceremonial shave.

Over the last five years, some of Boston’s most beloved sports stars
have become known nationwide for their wild looks and superstitious
playoff beards, which start to appear as division pennants are claimed
and bigger showdowns near. Each fall, the appearance of scraggly beards
has been a symbol of team solidarity and Boston pride. Following this
year’s triumphant win, Pearce was ready to start clean and look toward
2019.

Pearce was not the only one deserving of a clean start. Bearded superfan
and Gillette employee Liam O’Connor joined Pearce to shave clean with
his favorite player. He had the experience of a lifetime and left the
event looking like a new man after getting a clean shave alongside the
champion.

Gillette is honored that hometown hero Steve Pearce chose to shave his
beard at the company’s World Shaving Headquarters. With more than a
century of heritage in Boston, Gillette and baseball have a long history
together. Gillette is proud to make the precision tools chosen by men
who know what it means to be the best, no matter if his style is
clean-shaven or sporting some well-groomed facial hair.

Today, Pearce shaved off his beard with a custom-created 3D-printed
razor from Gillette’s new Razor Maker project. Working in collaboration
with 3D printing company Formlabs, Gillette’s Razor Maker offering
enables customers to order custom 3D-printed handles for their Gillette
razor. Anyone can create their own design at razor-maker.com.

“The Gillette team has created quite a fun tradition out of shaving the
playoff beards for hometown heroes who have recently been crowned world
champions,” said Pankaj Bhalla, Gillette & Venus Director, North
America. “Steve Pearce embodies the idea that the best never comes easy,
and we’re thrilled to be a part of his clean start as he looks ahead to
another successful season.”

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